TRABAJOS DE ESCUELA · UNIVERSITY PROJECTS

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paisea032 URBAN PARK 3 · PARQUE URBANO 3

With this third issue devoted to the urban park our intention is to examine the way in which the approach to these emblematic spaces has evolved in recent years. The park as a concept is something that is becoming increasingly diffuse, flexible, rich and diverse. What is a park today? The article “Transformative parks “ brings together the views of eight skilled landscape architects who reflect on the contemporary park and its variants.
Parks are no longer mere contemplative spaces for recreation or relaxation but are also multipurpose spaces that combine functions as diverse as urban gardens or sportsareas.Abovealltheyarespacesthat provide an increasingly rare opportunity to improve the urban environment: reorganizing discontinuities in the urban framework, regenerating land contaminated by former use, purifying waters, hiding unsightly but necessary infrastructure or protecting the city from its own expansion. The selected projects are just a few examples of how the new parks reflect current challenges and new forms of project design, with a growing level of public participation and therefore of socio-cultural considerations. This diversity of approach also presents variants depending on location and scale; therefore we have organized the projects according their size. From the small courtyard tucked into the urban fabric to huge areas on the periphery, the contemporary park adapts to its place, to its city and its citizens.